Alumni Chorale will meet for next sing-along on Monday June 5th

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on June 1, 2023
Posted in: Events, News. Tagged: , . Leave a comment

The Alumni Chorale will meet for our next sing-along on Monday June 5th from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Christ United Methodist Church 350 Saratoga Rd Snyder, NY 14226  Corner of Saratoga and Harlem.

Graduating from Amherst is NOT a requirement. We will be welcoming anyone who loves to sing. Just join us on Monday to see if you might be interested.

Jeanne Conte Eppich ’95 is our outstanding director and Ann Mosner is our incredibly skilled accompanist.

If you are interested and would like more information, call Chris Byrd at the Alumni Office  (716) 362-8259.  He will put you in touch with an Alumni Chorale member or simply join us on Monday!!

Hope to see you there!!

Grants In Action: Amherst Rock Concert Orchestra Goes Electric

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on May 31, 2023
Posted in: News. Tagged: , , , , , . Leave a comment

One of the foundation’s spring grant requests was by Amherst Middle School Music Teacher Patrick O’Donnell. He started the Amherst Rock Concert Orchestra (ARCO) a number years ago. One component ARCO was lacking was an ELECTRIC sound. His grant request was for 4 “Soundclip” instrument pickups. These clip to instruments and connect to amplifiers. Mr. O’Donnell sent us a thank you video featuring the Soundclips in action and the Amherst Alma Mater! Grants like this are funded through donations by Tiger Alumni.

If you are interested in donating, visit https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm — Enjoy the video!

🤘🐯🤘

Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Announces $19,500 in Grant Awards

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on May 24, 2023
Posted in: News. Tagged: , , . Leave a comment

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. Grant Committee awarded $19,500 for requests submitted by faculty and staff for the 2022-23 school year.  Grants were awarded in all four schools for academics, technology, sports, arts and special education.  Among the grants awarded were:  High School – Boys’ Lacrosse Jackets; DNA Analysis Equipment, Concert Chorale Trip to NYC, Dance Team uniforms; Middle School – BPO Holiday field trip, Drama Club Costumes, Tiger Treasures Clothing Racks, Lending Library; Smallwood Elementary – Furniture to support inclusion classroom; Windermere Elementary – Field trips to Science Museum, Zoo and a Double Decker City Bus Tour.

The grants are fully funded by generous alumni donations, an annual Golf Outing (this year’s is July 27, 2023) and other fund raisers.  Grants are awarded for programs that are not funded by the school district budget and are selected based on the most students that will be positively affected.  

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. has awarded over $200,000 in grants over the past 20 years.  For more information or if you wish to donate, please visit our website www.amherstalumni.org.

Grants In Action: Women4Change Club

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on May 10, 2023
Posted in: News. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a comment

Grants In Action: The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. funded the purchase of t-shirts for the Women4Change Club at ACHS. The club advisor is Anne Ward, Social Studies Teacher and the club is new this year. The Empower Women t-shirts were worn throughout March (Women’s History Month) and at the Seneca Falls Summit on March 29 and 30. ACHS Principal, Gregory Pigeon had the Women4Change Club lead the school’s International Women’s Day celebration. The shirts are helping the club be more visible in the school and in their community work in the district and Western New York.

Grants like this are only possible because of generous donations from ACHS alumni. You can learn how to donate by visiting, https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm.

Photos of club and t-shirts (click on images for full view):